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Meyers out as SpartanNash CFO

Company cites “personal reasons”; Van Hall back as interim CFO

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

June 30, 2017

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ChrisMeyers.jpgChris Meyers, who became CFO of SpartanNash a little more than a year ago, is resigning from the distributor effective July 14.

Spartan in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said Meyers was leaving for “personal reasons but included no further detail on the circumstances of his resignation.

The company said its board has named Thomas Van Hall to serve as interim CEO while it searches for a replacement. Van Hall previously served as Spartan’s VP of finance from 2001 until July 2015, during which time he oversaw the operations of the finance department, including retail, distribution and corporate accounting; SEC reporting and compliance; budgeting/forecasting; tax planning and compliance; and financial shared services operations.

Van Hall also led the integration management for the merger of Spartan Stores and Nash Finch. Van Hall retired in 2015.

Meyers joined SpartanNash last April from KeHe Distributors, where he was also CFO. At SpartanNash he succeeded Dave Staples after Staples was promoted to COO. Staples since ascended to CEO as part of a planned succession.

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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